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Bridget Jones’s Baby
Iāll admit I was skeptical.Ā āOur favorite āsingletonā having a baby?!āĀ With television programs, this is usually the ājump the sharkā moment.Ā Have studios learned nothing from that?Ā How could this be good for a film that centers on our āBridgeā and her love affairs?!
Back in 2001, I met Bridget Jones in āBridget Jones Diaryā and have seen the film a dozen times or more since.Ā If I happen by while someoneās watching; Iāll watch, too.Ā If itās on cable, I canāt resist and will stop flipping and complete the film.Ā I loved OscarĀ® winner RenĆ©e Zellwegerās performance and her commitment to authenticity with the character that she took on.Ā She was willing to gain a lot of weight, which for a woman in Hollywood is an extremely risky move, she looked āmouseyā and her hair was generally a complete mess the entire time she was on screen.Ā No matter.Ā The success of the film proved that with a sound tale to tell, good actors and ability to provide realistic, more importantly, relatablestorylines, anything is achievable.Ā
Risk to her health was not taken this time as Zellweger once again plays Bridget Jones, oddball and overall crazy person.Ā She remained her svelte self and even though her character is pregnant this time around she preferred padding to real weight gain, letting the make-up department get her to where she needed to be.
What āBridget Jones Babyā mostly gives is why you loved it in the first place and that is mostly what youād hopeā¦ Bridget.Ā In fact, it felt a lot like the first one without being unoriginal.Ā Needless to say, thereās a fight between two men and you picking sides is once again at the heart of things.Ā
Humor is throughout the plot, aimed straight at Jones and her choices.Ā She has two nights with two different men and now, not knowing who the father of the baby is, sheās trying desperately to find out the answer to this predicament sheās inā¦ without letting them know what sheās up to.Ā Her prenatal doctor is played by Emma Thompson and she couldnāt have been more delightful.
For the most part, the secondary characters are a joy and add surprisingly detailed elements to what could have been a disaster.Ā What made it work was its ability to remain a Bridget Jones film.Ā It was as reliable as Bridget herself, yet at the end, it introduced her reason to be a little self indulgent and close her diary for good for itās time to put someone, other than her lovers, in the forefront of her life.Ā There are a few moments that are very touching, even scenes from the first film that will have you realizing how many years have gone by.Ā
So, which man will get her heart, Mark or Jack?Ā Youāll have to watch and see.Ā Will it be the one you want her to end up with?Ā Youāll have to return and answer that for me yourself.Ā So, if you liked the first movie, youāll like this one.Ā Aside from a few silly scenes, I have to recommend you check this out for a good laugh; itās enjoyable and amusing.